“I’m really excited about having someone of Chris D’s stature join the team this year,” said Janisse.

“He’s got exquisite taste and brings a wealth of experience to the festival. Not to mention our returning shorts programmers and the dynamic duo of Andrew Nette and Dean Brandum, who are delving into the depths of cinema obscura to bring us the strongest repertory programming of any Monster Fest to date.”

Monster Fest was established in 2011 by Foley and Grant Hardie as the exhibition arm of Monster Pictures.

Submissions are open until August 12 for features, shorts and expanded cinema projects.